Markets, starting school, and new friends

Starting off with two apologies, one for the 4th of August was my last post (slack I know). Secondly for photo quality, we have been taking our little point and shoot with us and it really takes BAD photos.  Once we get our ARC (alien registration card) we will be able to get a new iphone then I will have a better smaller camera option.

Connor in his new Classroom

Since my last post school has started for Connor, Olivia will have to start later. She just turned 3 before we left and we have not potty trained her yet. Not thinking it would be a huge problem had her enrolled to start school with Connor. Two days before school started we got told she would have to be fully potty trained before starting. So long story short Liv gets to stay home with me for a bit longer, this is both a good and bad thing for me depending on the day. 

rock climbing wall

where Connor eats lunch every day, he tends to pick the western menu over the Korean Menu.

school pool

school gym

an view of part of the school

Connor is loving his new class and his teacher Ms Narsai, Starting to make some new friends. A couple of the staff kids are in one of the first grade class as well.

having a swim at school

On my last day home by myself I headed down to the Moran market, I had been wanting to go since we moved here. They only open every 5 days so finally I had the chance to go so I went. When we moved to Korea, I knew that they ate dog and I might see that at some markets. However this market was on my little tourist map so I thought it would be a safe one to visit. I made the very big mistake of walking down the first isle. The first cage of dogs I saw I thought was a little odd, to be selling older dogs I wondered why. Then it click when I noticed all the cages alongside other livestock, a butchering service and freshly butchered meat. By this stage I was starting to feel quite ill, and was very glad I had not eaten or brought the kids with.

dogs waiting....

I soon departed this area and explore the rest of the market which was full of people selling fresh fruit and veg, clothes and all sorts of lovely things I was hoping to see at the market. I however was still feeling very sick from the sights I had seen in the first isle and did not stay long or purchase anything. Since then I have been having real trouble purchasing or eating meat. I am pretty sure I am not going to return to this market or if I do not go back down that first isle. I borrowed this photo for google images because I did not take my camera out. I was not sure if I was even going to blog about this adventure because I did not want to highlight the negatives of Korea, but in the end I decided I should share both sides. If you want to see more on what they do at the Moran markets google it.


Yesterday Connor was invited to his first birthday party here, his little Aussie buddy from school little brother was turning 5 and they invited all of us along. It was held at little prince play cafe, I think we will have Connors birthday there. They have lots of these play cafes all over Seoul, they are great. You pay your $7 and the kids play you drink your coffee, total sanity breaks. They have staff on the floor keeping an eye on the kids, and there are cctv cameras every where with tv screens up where the parents sit so you can keep and eye on your child.
After the party we stopped of at Mcdonalds for lunch, was also a little bit of a bribe to get the kids to leave the play cafe.

sit back relax, and watch your kids play.

the long ride up from the subway.

After we go home and Olivia had a nap we were of again, this time out for dinner with old friends from Roxby. Art was having a department dinner at the Summerton's apartment, lots of drinks YUMMY currys and great company. Was nice to have a night out like that made me feel like we were back home in Roxby.
Anyway thats all for today, my last photo is of the walking trail I take Molly on walks for 2 or 3 times a day.